Screen for casement windows



Dec. 16, 1930.

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nr at) Patented Dec. 16, 1939 PATENT OFFICE .EZENBY HIGGIN, F NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HIGGIN MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OFNEWPOBT, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA SCREEN FOR CASEMENT WINDOWS Application 7 filed September My invention relates to window screens and particularly to a novel window screen for a casement window.

In many types of modern house constructions, casement windows, which are usually permanently hinged tothe frames in which they mounted, are provided. The window frames are retained within the masonry of the house, and as the windows open outwardly, there is seldom any provision for window screens. It becomes parti cularly a problem with such types of casement windows, to provide sliding screens. When sliding screens are provided, horizontal guides or channels may be secured onthe inner or room side of the window to the window frames and the window sill, but there remains the vertical side of the window opening, which is usually of rough plaster, with which the inside edge of the screen will not make a tight engagement, thereby leaving what may be called a light line.

. It is the object of my invention to provide a sliding screen provided with novel means of covering up what would otherwise be a light line between the edge of the screen and the rough plastered wall. To this end I provide a channel member readily attachable to the edge of the screen frame, and insert therein preferably a strip of felt which may be held in place by a sliding member which may be inserted in the added channel.

Referring to the drawings in which I have shown my novel screen in position in anv ordinary casement window frame:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corner 0 a window in which one of my novel screens has been inserted, with portions of the screen cut away to show the casement window structure.

Figure 2 is a sectional perspective view of a corner of one of my novel casement window sliding screens, taken along the lines 22 in Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of my preferred type of sliding screen.

Figure dis a horizontal section taken along the lines H in Figure 1.

A window opening in the walls of a house is indicated with the outer masonry walls of 2c, 1926. Serial No. 136,684.

the house indicated at 1 and the inner plastered walls at 2. The frame 3 of the casement window is engaged in the outer masonry, as indicated at 4.111 Figure 4. The casement window sash, illustrated at 5, is hinged as at 6 to the casement frame. The window sash will thus swing outwardly as indicated by the arrow in Figure 4. My

new type of screen, which is generally in di-' casement frame' It will be observed that in such a type of construction, if the screen had no means of making a seal for the light line, that a light line would occur between the edge 10 ofthe screen frame and the plastered wall 11 of the window opening.

In order to cover the light line, I have socured to the outer edge of the screen frame, a channel 12. WVithin this channel I have se cured a strip of felt 13 along a line medial of its. length, and have fixedly held thestrip of felt in place by a strip 14, which is slidably retainedwithin the channel. I find it a-convenient way to mount the strip of felt to start pulling adoubled fold of the felt within the channel, with the strip l l started at the same time so that the strip is pulled into position durin the insertion of the felt. When once in place, the inturned flanges of the channel piece 2 are hammered down to tightly hold the felt in position. I have shown both edges of the felt as extending out from the edge of the channel, which I find provides a very Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a vertical ege portion of a horizontally slidable screen, means operatively connected with said edge extending beyond said edge of said screen, said means comprising a channel portion separately secured tosaid screen, and a strip of fifiiilble material mounted within said channe 2. In combination with a Vertical edge portion of a horizontally slidable screen, means operatively connected with said edge extending beyond said edge of said screen, said means comprising ametallic strip formed so as to have a channel portion secured to said screen, and a strip of flexible material detachably mounted within said channel.

3. In combination with a Vertical edge portion of a horizontally slidable screen, means operatively connected with said edge extending beyond said edge of said screen, said means comprlslng a channel portion secured to said screen, and a strip of flexible material detachably mounted within said channel, and said flexible material consisting of a piece of felt supported within said channel along itsmedian line, with at least one edge thereof extending beyond the edge'of said channel.

4. In combinationwith a vertical edge por- I tion of a horizontally slidable screen, a channel portion secured to said edge, a strip of material which has slidingly engaged said channel, and a piece of flexible material retained along its median line within said chan+ nel between the walls thereof, and the slidingly engageable strip with the edge of the material extending beyond the edge of said channel. I

5. A device for attachment to a window screen frame comprising a metallic channel member with turned-over edges, a metallic strip and a piece of flexible material held withinsaid channel member by said metallic strip, said turnedover edges gripping said flexible material and said strip, and at least one edge of said flexible material projecting from said channel member. v

' HENRY HIGGIN. 

